Individual was hit by fly rock while setting off a shot.
Kansas Falls Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Kansas Falls Quarry has $117K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Kansas Falls Quarry.
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2007–2023
- Latest incident
- Jul 2023
ⓘ
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Kansas Falls Quarry has $117K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets.
ⓘ
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 7,727 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 7,850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,971 | 1 | 0 | 143.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,978 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,403 | 3 | 0 | 555.2 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,494 | 1 | 0 | 182.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,630 | 6 | 2 | 1295.9 |
Show 70 earlier quarters Hide earlier quarters
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 4,417 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 4,883 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 6,097 | 2 | 1 | 328.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 6,026 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 5,847 | 3 | 0 | 513.1 |
| 2022 Q3 | 5,534 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 6,203 | 4 | 1 | 644.8 |
| 2022 Q1 | 5,282 | 5 | 0 | 946.6 |
| 2021 Q4 | 5,363 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 5,769 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 5,653 | 5 | 0 | 884.5 |
| 2021 Q1 | 5,240 | 3 | 1 | 572.5 |
| 2020 Q4 | 6,062 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 6,075 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 6,024 | 3 | 2 | 498.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 5,522 | 5 | 0 | 905.5 |
| 2019 Q4 | 7,702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 6,118 | 2 | 0 | 326.9 |
| 2019 Q2 | 4,423 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 3,660 | 1 | 0 | 273.2 |
| 2018 Q4 | 4,104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 5,147 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 4,846 | 2 | 1 | 412.7 |
| 2018 Q1 | 4,458 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5,089 | 1 | 0 | 196.5 |
| 2017 Q3 | 5,825 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 5,005 | 2 | 2 | 399.6 |
| 2017 Q1 | 6,462 | 2 | 0 | 309.5 |
| 2016 Q4 | 6,771 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 6,485 | 3 | 1 | 462.6 |
| 2016 Q2 | 7,073 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 7,482 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 6,051 | 3 | 0 | 495.8 |
| 2015 Q3 | 7,791 | 8 | 3 | 1026.8 |
| 2015 Q2 | 7,554 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 6,716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 11,613 | 6 | 0 | 516.7 |
| 2014 Q3 | 11,064 | 14 | 0 | 1265.4 |
| 2014 Q2 | 10,473 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 6,339 | 24 | 9 | 3786.1 |
| 2013 Q4 | 7,692 | 5 | 2 | 650.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 13,238 | 3 | 0 | 226.6 |
| 2013 Q2 | 13,905 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 9,134 | 1 | 0 | 109.5 |
| 2012 Q4 | 7,930 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 8,220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 7,847 | 4 | 2 | 509.7 |
| 2012 Q1 | 8,467 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 8,068 | 1 | 0 | 123.9 |
| 2011 Q3 | 10,955 | 4 | 1 | 365.1 |
| 2011 Q2 | 9,314 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 7,316 | 18 | 0 | 2460.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 8,196 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 8,610 | 6 | 1 | 696.9 |
| 2010 Q2 | 7,252 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 4,573 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 5,762 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 6,466 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 6,625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 6,037 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 6,933 | 10 | 1 | 1442.4 |
| 2008 Q3 | 7,384 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 7,932 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 7,586 | 6 | 3 | 790.9 |
| 2007 Q4 | 8,195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 8,496 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 8,941 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 9,071 | 3 | 1 | 330.7 |
| 2006 Q4 | 10,579 | 1 | 0 | 94.5 |
| 2006 Q3 | 8,783 | 3 | 2 | 341.6 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
7 on file (excluding fatalities above)2023 · 1 incident
Was working on scaffolding, was climbing a ladder from the ground when the ladder tipped and they fell into the ladder on the way down. They tried to grab the X bar on the scaffolding and missed, they landed on the ladder hurting their back and neck.
2016 · 1 incident
EE was making hangers to hold electrical cords for the crusher. EE was punching holes thru the rubber and hit left thumb with the hammer, causing a contusion.
2015 · 1 incident
Miner was attempting to start a pull start pressure washer, when he pulled on the rope and released the rope his left index finger got caught in the rope and pulled the skin back between the last and middle knuckle.
2014 · 2 incidents
Miner was hanging a power cord and while twisting his body felt a twinge in his back. Finished hanging cord and reported to supervisor. Supervisor offered to take him to medical facility and miner refused. Supervisor then sent miner home to rest his back the rest of the day. Next morning miner called and said he should seek medical attention. He was then taken for treatment.
Was walking along the crane when he slipped and fell approximately 4' to the ground straining his lower back.
2011 · 1 incident
Employee stepped on block when getting out of truck, fell and twisted right knee.
2007 · 1 incident
He was on the catwalk of the Masaba plant changing out a screening plant. While he was carrying the screening plant his arm twisted in an awkward position due to the plant slipping from him, and he felt a popping occur in his shoulder.
The full compliance file on Kansas Falls Quarry
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.